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seen this before??
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:38 pm
by Alex
curiosity made me do it.
picked up my legacy RS turbo frontcut yesterday.
Noticed that the oil filler is metal! some kind of cast alloy. Ive seen just about every EJ motor made, but never this.
Has anyone seen it before? Does anyone know why it would need to be metal?
alex
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:41 pm
by Suba
Most likely all are , Mine is the same as the one pictured.
Mike.
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:46 pm
by Alex
hmph ok...
i'll crawl back into my hole now
alex
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:05 pm
by Outback bloke
The very first ones had an alloy filler. If you look under the oil filler cap it will tell you exactly what year it was made too.
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:08 pm
by D3V1L
interresting..ive had a few now, and seen mates ones and ive never seen a cast one either....all been plastic
dave
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:13 pm
by Alex
its a march of 1991.
alex
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:19 pm
by AlpineRaven
Ive seen them around since EAs... I dunno why plastic now, suppose its lighter?
Cheers
AP
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:27 pm
by Subafury
weight reduction guys. alex is gonna be way slower on the tarmac now haha
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:41 pm
by Alex
i doubt its weight....i think its more price reduction
alex
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:13 pm
by AndrewT
Both mine have been plastic, both were made some time in `92 and are supposedly series2. I haven't seen a metal one before - BEEFCAKE!
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:20 pm
by SuBaRiNo
Maybe it's a freak motor Alex. Knowing you as soon as it is in your car you will be claiming its a freak motor with un-measurable power.
Dave
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:18 am
by tex
that's a very cunning trick outback bloke I've never noticed the date there before I'll have to remember that though.
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:55 am
by Subaman
Both mine have the cast alloy fillers, like brett said, the later ones were plastic as were the twin turbo ones.
Cheers Grant